Barthes’ enigma code and levi strauss binary
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DEFINITION
BARTHES’ ARGUES IN ‘S’/Z THAT EVERY NARRATIVE IS INTERURBAN WITH MULTIPLE
CODES
INTERTEXTUALITY – A REFERENCE TO ONE TEXT BY ANOTHER
ENIGMA CODE- A THEORY THAT SUGGESTS A TEXT PORTRAYS A MYSTERY TO DRAW AN
AUDIENCE IN, POSE QUESTIONS AND AS SUCH, BECOME INTRIGUED IN THE PIECE
BINARY OPPOSITION – THAT ALL NARRATIVES HAD TO BE DRIVEN FORWARD BY CONFLICT
THAT WAS CAUSE BY A SERIES OF OPPOSING FORCES
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BARTHES’ ENIGMA CODE1. PROAIRETIC CODE (THE VOICE OF EMPIRICS): THE CODE OF ACTIONS. ANY ACTION INITIATED MUST BE COMPLETED.
THE CUMULATIVE ACTIONS CONSTITUTE THE PLOT EVENTS OF THE TEXT
2. HERMENEUTIC CODE (THE VOICE OF TRUTH): THE CODE OF ENIGMAS OR PUZZLES.
3. CONNOTATIVE (OR SEMIC) CODE (THE VOICE OF THE PERSON): ACCUMULATION OF CONNOTATIONS. SEMES,
SEQUENTIAL THOUGHTS, TRAITS AND ACTIONS CONSTITUTE CHARACTER. “THE PROPER NON SURROUNDED BY
CONNOTATIONS”
4. CULTURAL OR REFERENTIAL CODE (THE VOICE OF SCIENCE): THOUGH ALL CODES ARE CULTURAL WE RESERVE THIS
DESIGNATION FOR THE STOREHOUSE OF KNOWLEDGE WE USE IN INTERPRETING EVERYDAY EXPERIENCE
5. SYMBOLIC CODE (VOICE OF THE SYMBOL): BINARY OPPOSITIONS OR THEMES. THE INSCRIPTION INTO THE TEXT OF
THE ANTITHESIS CENTRAL TO THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CULTURAL CODE.
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EXAMPLES OF BINARY OPPOSITIONLight dark
Right Wrong
Good evil
Strength weakness
Noise silence
Inside Outside
Youth Age
Poverty Wealth
Male female
Honest Deceitful
Human Alien
Sanity Insanity